Cheat Sheet - The Rough Ferguson Cop Turned City Councilwoman

Read This, Skip That .... August 20, 2014 FAILING UPWARDS 1. From Ferguson Cop Embroiled in a Brutality Suit to City Councilwoman After Ferguson police allegedly beat a man in 2009, they charged him with destruction of property for bleeding on the their uniforms. Now, reports Michael Daly, one of those officers sits on the City Council. Read it at The Daily Beast RIGHTEOUS ANGER 2. Obama Lashes Out Against ISIS Speaking before the press on Wednesday, President Obama addressed the gruesome execution of journalist James Foley by ISIS. "Today the entire world is appalled," he said. "Jim was a journalist, a son, a brother, and a friend." The White House announced on Wednesday that the president had called Foley's parents, and told them he was "heartbroken." The president also lashed out against ISIS, saying the organization murders Muslims by the thousands, targets Christians and other minorities, enslaves and rapes women, and terrorizes hundreds of thousands. "No just God would stand for what they did yesterday," he declared, and that it "has no ideology of value to human beings." He also predicted that the group will fail because it offers "nothing." Read it at The Daily Beast RIP 3. The James Foley I Knew in the ISIS War Zone Americans are horrified and outraged at the beheading of James Foley at the hands of ISIS. Jamie Dettmer remembers his time with Foley reporting from the Middle East. For Foley, journalism was bearing witness: he believed in the importance of contributing to the first rough draft of history. Read it at The Daily Beast NOT BLACK AND WHITE 4. Ferguson's New Victims: Asian Businesses The shooting of Michael Brown has exposed national racial tensions, but Asian-Americans in Ferguson have been overlooked in the riots and protests. Tim Mak reports that more than 20 businesses owned by Asian-Americans have been damaged. One lawyer even says police don't protect the shops because "their rights may have been placed on a lower priority." Read it at The Daily Beast FUTURE IS BRIGHT 5. U.S. Teen Births Lowest Ever The teen birth rate is now less than one-third what it was at its height in 1957. Back then, 96.3 out of every 1,000 teenage girls gave birth, while today it is 26.6. The drop in teen birth rates means roughly 4 million fewer births to teenagers during the past 20 years. The largest recorded declines between 1991 and 2012 were for non-Hispanic black teenagers. According to officials, this saved taxpayers in 2010 alone $12 billion as teen mothers usually depend on food stamps, Medicaid, and other forms of welfare. Officials tied the decline to increased effective contraception like birth control, as well as less sex, potentially due to fears of HIV. Read it at CBS News PHEW Last Hostages Freed in Outside Chicago After standoff. MOVE OVER Johnny Football Loses His Starting Spot Brian Hoyer named starter. NO ESCAPE Snapchat Getting in the News Business Wants ads, too. CHANGE OF HEART Twitter to Remove Photos of Dead If families request. SO MEAN North Korea: 'Hideous Lantern Jaw' Kerry Calls him a wolf. THE HUFFINGTON POST Chris Christie Says It's Too Soon To Draw Conclusions On Ferguson CONDE NAST TRAVELER The Cruise Line That Started on Instagram ROLLING STONE How Elizabeth Warren Can Rescue Students From Crippling Debt GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET Culture Beast Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. War Machine's Porn Party Punchup by Aurora Snow Sex-Crazed Narcissism Isn't Art by Justin Jones New York's Sexiest Kosher Corsets by Emily Shire

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